Since reading Benjamin
Creme's book The Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters of Wisdom,
in 1981, I have been in 100 per cent agreement with its message, as
I understand it: Maitreya, the
Christ, has returned to the world.

Recently, drawing
on my 50 years of experience in broadcasting, I decided to try to help
publicize some of the "signs" that Maitreya and the Masters
are placing in the world, specifically the crosses of light, to awaken
humanity to the truth that He is here. The crosses have appeared around
the world, most often in the windows of peoples' homes, exerting a healing
influence on the entire community where they exist.

With the dedicated
help of a network of volunteers around the United States who inform
me of new manifestations of Maitreya's work, I have become known as
the "Cross Chaser" from having appeared on scores of radio
and television shows explaining who placed those crosses in windows,
and why.

I recently returned
from spending a day in the cross-saturated fundamentalist Copper Ridge
Baptist Church of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

The SightingOn 5 January 1996,
at 11 pm, a member of our group of observers called me in Los Angeles.
"Quick! Catch CBS-TV. There is going to be a report on the crosses
of light appearing in a tiny church in Knoxville, Tennessee."

As the small, 135-year-old
church, seating only 60 people, appeared on the television screen it
seemed to be on fire as a beautiful glowing cross shone from each of
its five windows. I had never heard of a group of crosses appearing
in a church; they generally appear in the homes of poor people, shining
in a bathroom window. I believed this tiny church might offer an ideal
opportunity to put Maitreya's story before the entire United States,
especially when Joe Bullard, the minister, said openly and honestly:
"I don't know what to say about these crosses. I can hardly keep
from believing it's a miracle!"

I could hardly
wait until morning to call him and affirm his belief.

The ContactOn 6 January, 1996,
I called Joe Bullard at his home in Knoxville: "I work with a group
of people around the world who follow these sightings. I can tell you
who put those crosses in your church and why. Do you want to know? I
wish to respect your theological viewpoint. That's why I'm asking if
you wish to know."

He responded: "I'm
trying to learn as much as I can about this. It's a beautiful mystery.
Let me tell you a little bit about what happened. I've been in the ministry
for 51 years and I decided to relax a bit and take on this small church
part-time. It has only 14 members and most of them don't come regularly.
One evening last November my wife, Mildred, and I drove by this lovely
church as we thought about giving it up. We stopped the car in amazement
when a radiant white light seemed to surround the entire building for
a short time. We went home wondering what that meant. Could this be
a sign that we should stay? We didn't have long to wait for the answer.
On 8 November 1995, the next time I spoke to the congregation, a bright
light hit the side of the church and, as we looked out of the window,
we saw our first cross of light. We could hardly believe it, but as
they continue to appear, we know they are real."

I said: "Keep
those church doors open to all people, believers and non-believers alike,
because healings will come to many who view them. Watch for that to
happen."

Joe replied: "Although
some of our people don't like the idea of non-members coming here, we
just voted to keep the doors open as much as we can. Thirty or 40 people
a day of all kinds of beliefs are coming to see them. We put a little
collection plate out for those who wish to contribute to keep the lights
on, but we may not be able to afford to keep the doors open long."

I said: "Hold
on as long as you can. Our group will do what it can to help publicize
what is happening there. I'll get a media list of all the radio, television
and newspapers in your area and see if I can arrange to get some interviews
for you and me. You can tell them about the crosses and healings that
may have taken place and that we believe the crosses were put there
by the Christ, as each understands him, as a sign of hope for the future
and to heal many people.

"You can disagree
with me if you feel it's necessary, and I'll respect your right to your
viewpoint. We'll work together to try to get as many people as possible
to see these crosses. I will start the publicity immediately, as I am
interviewed on three or four radio shows weekly around the nation. I'll
suggest that people come to Knoxville to see the wonderful works of
art which God's Representative has created in your church. I'll send
you our literature and I'll be in touch with you soon. Keep track of
the people who experience healings so that we can get their testimony
later."

The Progression of EventsI contacted every
newspaper, television and radio station in the Knoxville area and experienced
stiff resistance to covering the crosses. However, they said they'd
think about it. One radio station, the most powerful in the area, contacted
me and said they had visited the church, saw the crosses, and were fascinated
by them. They wished to have Mr Bullard and me on together to discuss
what or who we believe might have caused the crosses. We were set for
an interview on 10 April, 1996. I called Mr Bullard to see how they
were doing.

Joe told me: "My
board members and I have had some strange assurances that something
is really going on. One night, before people came to see the crosses,
we were sitting on one side of the church, when several of us saw a
tall man wearing a turban appear on the opposite side of the church
and walk slowly forward next to the wall. He was absolutely perfect
in form. Two other people then appeared who had more of a cloudy appearance
and they followed him forward. Every couple of steps the last person
in line turned slightly toward us and waved in a friendly manner. When
they reached the front of the church, they turned around and we expected
to see the two followers leading the way back, but the first man was
again in front and the others followed, as before. When they had made
the walk three times, they disappeared. That certainly caught the attention
of some of our members. They're still telling everybody about it!

"And then
I got another experience. I had to go to the bathroom one night and
on my way back to bed a small cross appeared in the room and I heard
a voice say: 'Keep those church doors open and it won't be long till
I (or we) will be back'. I said: 'Who are you?' Then the cross and the
voice disappeared. I thought I was losing my mind for a minute."

The Radio InterviewSixteen weeks after
I first contacted Mr Bullard, I heard him describe, during our radio
interview, what had happened at his church. "We have had 29,000
people come to see the crosses and several miracles so far. The first
miracle happened when 1,200 people were lined up inside and outside
and a blind man was brought into the church. We faced him toward the
crosses, with his two elderly attendants on each side. Suddenly, he
jumped up screaming that he could see, throwing down his cane and dark
glasses, and rushed out of the church and down the road. His attendants
frantically tried to get their car out of the parking lot to follow
him and we haven't seen any of them since."

My Trip to KnoxvilleI visited Knoxville
to see the crosses for myself. I was overwhelmed with the outpouring
of the energy of love in that tiny chapel. Children and adults alike
were glowing with joy at the phenomena they experienced there. I was
astonished to see the size of the crosses which appear as you look out
of the church windows at night. Having seen many crosses in bathroom
windows which seem about four feet square, I was shocked by the beauty
of the crosses which stretch from the ground upward for at least 40
feet!

After my arrival
in Knoxville, I appeared on the local ABC, CBS, and NBC television newscasts,
and Joe and I had a 60-minute interview on the most powerful radio station
in the area. When I visited the church, it was packed with people eager
to tell me how the crosses had affected their lives. It was early evening,
so the crosses weren't visible yet -- it takes the combination of the
sun going down and the street light coming on. I had time to listen
to people's stories before Mr Bullard started his pre-manifestation
explanation.

Some children and
their mothers pulled me over to one window and explained that when the
sunlight hits just right some mornings you can look out of that window
and occasionally see some baby "angels" playing on the grass
outside the church. "And, look over here," one of the children
called as she ran across the church to the front window. "Sometimes
a baby sits here in the window but it goes away if you try to touch
it. Look on the window. You can see it's bare footprints." I looked
and in the glass two tiny baby's footprints were clearly visible.

It was now about
8:35 pm and Joe asked the happy group of people representing several
states to sit for just a few minutes so that he could prepare them for
the appearance of the crosses.

"Dear friends,"
Joe graciously said, "we welcome you to our church. I know we have
some Presbyterians, some Baptists, of course, some folks who say they
don't believe in any religion, and even some Catholics here tonight.
Thank you for coming. I hope you wrote down the names of people you
wish us to pray for to be healed. We're mighty pleased to be able to
do that for you and we hope some of you here tonight will get help from
those crosses. Many people have had healings, some right away, and some
later on, but I have never met anyone who has come back (and many do)
who hasn't been helped in some way. The crosses have been here only
about six months and we have reports of over 100 couples whose marriages
were failing and who have patched up their differences after coming
to see these crosses a few times. This is 28 May and I'm happy to report
over 35,000 people have come through here since last November.

"It doesn't
always happen, but when the crosses appear you can sometimes see stairs
appearing from the ground up to one of the arms. I don't know why, but
it's pretty. (The stairs did not appear this evening, but many people
told me they had seen them.)

They wouldn't fit!"You may have
noticed the big box of sunglasses by the door as you came in. Sometimes
the crosses which appear in the daytime, during the winter, are so bright
people have to wear those to keep their eyes from hurting. You won't
need them tonight, but the crosses will still be so bright, a sort of
reddish gold color, that you will have a hard time believing what you
are seeing. The windows you are looking through are only six feet high
and about three feet wide so it will be easy to see why the crosses
can't be in the glass as some people say. They wouldn't fit!

"The crosses
should be here in just a few minutes, but I have time to tell you about
a healing that happened here. A lady came in with her thick glasses
on one day. She sat there looking at the crosses and suddenly told us
she couldn't see. We took her aside and told her to relax and gradually
her eyesight came back. I asked her if she wanted us to drive her home
and she said she'd be all right. I called her the next morning and asked:
'Are you sure you're all right?' She said: 'Am I all right? I should
say so. I just read the entire Knoxville paper, without using my glasses,
for the first time in 20 years.'"

Just then, Joe
looked dramatically at the windows and said: "Here they are!"

The congregation
stood up and gasped in amazement as the fiery crosses appeared 30 yards
from the church, rising 40 feet or more into the air!

"That was an angel, mother"Before
I left that night people told me many stories of healing miracles, but
this is my favorite: Joe received a call one Sunday about noon from
a lady who said she had two young children, five and six years of age,
who had been given the wrong medicine by a doctor when they were six
months of age. Both children became deaf and could not speak. The mother
said she had been in the grocery store in Knoxville a couple of weeks
ago with her children and a tall man wearing a nice light suit and a
wonderful smile walked up to her children and gently touched each one
on the head as he said: "You won't always not be able to hear.
Take your children to the church in Knoxville with the crosses of light."
The mother asked the children in sign language who that man was. The
children answered: "That was an angel, mother." She turned
to talk with the man, but he had disappeared.

Joe waited at the
church from noon until 6 pm when the mother called again. "My children
are both in the hospital. They had convulsions, but I've just been told
they will be released later this evening.

A surgical nurse
who was getting off duty at the hospital brought the mother and children
to the church. As soon as the children got to the front of the church,
one started excitedly signing and pointing out the window. The mother
said: "He says Jesus is just outside that window. Now he's saying
Jesus has come into the room and is walking down the stairs and he is
going to follow him." The congregation followed the mother and
child down the stairs and watched while the child signed to everyone
that Jesus was standing there, but no one else could see him.

Two weeks later
the mother and her children came back to see the crosses again and while
they were there a jet plane flew over and both children grabbed their
ears and told their mother the sound hurt them.

She said both children
were now hearing just enough to be aggravated that they couldn't hear
everything well yet and they'd be back regularly to see the crosses.
She said she was sorry she couldn't get to the radio broadcast. We substituted
her with a former motorcycle gang member and cocaine addict who lost
all craving for drugs when he saw the crosses the first time. His testimony
was quite convincing.

After a much too
brief stay, I reluctantly left the small Copper Ridge Baptist Church,
where, for just a few hours, I had watched the magic of Maitreya's unconditional
love transform a diverse group of seekers into One.